Thanksgiving 5Ks and fun runs in South Jersey with 2026 dates and start times, from Marlton and Haddonfield to Ocean City and Vineland.
Thanksgiving is Thursday, November 26. If you'd like to earn the second helping of stuffing before you eat it, here are the turkey trots with 2026 dates posted so far, by start time.
Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, November 26:
- Marlton, 8 AM: the 11th Marlton Turkey Trot, a 5K at Savich Field, 525 East Main Street.
- Haddonfield, 8 AM: the Haddons Pre-Game Turkey Trot, a 5K at Crows Woods. The fun run goes off at 8:05.
- Ocean City, 8:30 AM: the Fast and the Furriest 5K, starting at the Music Pier on the Boardwalk.
- West Deptford, 9 AM: the Running of the Turkeys, a 5K at the RiverWinds Community Center, 1000 RiverWinds Drive. There's a 2-mile Wobble Walk at 9:05 if running isn't your thing.
- Williamstown, 9 AM: a 5K at Autumn Lake Winery, with a separate run for kids 14 and under.
- Vineland, 9 AM: the South Vineland Thanksgiving Run, about 3 miles, from Anthony Campanella Park, 429 West Elmer Road.
- Moorestown: an untimed 5K and a one-mile run on the high school cross country course, 350 Bridgeboro Road. Check the race page for the start time.
Can't do Thursday? Two races wait until Saturday, November 28, when the turkey is leftovers:
- Haddon Township, 9:15 AM: a 5K at 124 Haddon Avenue in Westmont, with a 1-mile fun run and walk at 8:45.
- Egg Harbor Township, 9 AM: a 5K and a 1-mile nature walk at the township's Nature Reserve, rain or shine. There's no parking on site, so take the shuttle from Atlantic Christian School.
Most of these sign you up online ahead of time, and popular ones can fill up, so don't leave it for Wednesday night. Two examples of race pages:
runscore.runsignup.com/Race/NJ/EveshamTownship/MarltonTurkeyTrot5KRun
bikesignup.com/Race/NJ/WestDeptford/TurkeyRun
Every race on this list, with a link to its own page, is in our holiday guide, along with tree lightings and parades: southjersey.today/holidays